northcave 0 #1 June 18, 2007 Is it possible to rig up a paragliding canopy to a skydiving container/rig? Just curious really. I mean yeah it might be a little uncomfortable in a skydiving rig for a long time but is there any reason why you couldn't just take you main canopy off and stick a paragliding canopy on to your risers? Constructive replies only please. Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 June 18, 2007 you "can" but it has high probability of not withstanding a terminal opening. Or you might not resist it either. There are a couple of hybrid canopies, the military PARIS system, and some canopies from Nervures (france) , which seem not super indicated for terminal but OK for subterminal deployments.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northcave 0 #3 June 18, 2007 Oh crap sorry i should have elaborated more. No i wouldn't be crazy enough to actually jump it. I mean more for ground launching. I.e. climbing to the top of a mountain and ground launching off the top in your skydiving rig but attached to a paragliding canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #4 June 18, 2007 Quote Oh crap sorry i should have elaborated more. No i wouldn't be crazy enough to actually jump it. I mean more for ground launching. I.e. climbing to the top of a mountain and ground launching off the top in your skydiving rig but attached to a paragliding canopy. Why would you want to? Groundlaunching a paraglider is paragliding. Why wouldn't you use a paraglider harness?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #5 June 18, 2007 i would think that a skydiving harness would be uncomfortable for and extended paragliding excursion."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hukturn 0 #6 June 18, 2007 Guys...I think she means ground launch with a paragliding canopy but use the skydiving harness. My home in VA (the farm where I grew up) has lots of hills. One is directly in front of the house is about 700' with about a 45deg pitch. I have seriously thought about ground launching under my main from that hill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeyo 1 #7 June 18, 2007 Quote Guys...I think she means ..... Is she a girl called Tim or a guy with a hot avatar? HISPA #93 DS #419.5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northcave 0 #8 June 18, 2007 exactly my point... but then i thought why not pick up a larger main or paragliding canopy and then do it from a larger hill. Anyway as i said,, constructive comments only please. ---------- p.s its a guy with a hot girlfriend who tried my gear on.... but shes learning soon also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #9 June 18, 2007 Quote exactly my point... but then i thought why not pick up a larger main or paragliding canopy and then do it from a larger hill. Constructively... launching a paragliding canopy is paragliding. If you want to thermal and have long flights, go to a PG school and learn to paraglide, if you want to ground launch/ speed fly and skim the terrain then a much larger main will be counterproductive. Modern paraglider canopies are not very much at all like skydiving canopies. Getting one off ebay, strapping it to a skydiving harness and hucking yourself off a steep hill with no training may not be the best of ideas. (Assuming your plan was along those lines)Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #11 June 19, 2007 Quote Groundlaunching a paraglider is paragliding. Why wouldn't you use a paraglider harness? groundlaunching any canopy is paragliding a skydiving harness is not the most comfortable way to fly. If you want lightweight and comfort, check a Gin Yeti www.gingliders.com/paragliding/yeti-harness.php or directly the speedriding harness www.gingliders.com/speedflying/harness-speedflyer.php for an example.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cepalm1 0 #12 June 19, 2007 You could definitely hook it up, but i dont recommend doing it. the risers on a modern paraglider are ment to be attached at the hips for more effective weight shift control. a paraglider is ment to be controled primarily by this weight shift with the brakes ment to keep the glider pressurized and for landing. this creates two problems when connecting the wing to a skydiving style harness. first is the brake travel. you would have to significantly lengthen the brake lines to fly normaly. the second is while you can still wheight shift a skydiving harness it is nowhere near what you can do from a paragliding harness. if you really want to get into ground launching i recommend going with a dedicated speedflying wing like the gin nano or just launching your main. you will get lots better glide out of the nano though. if you want to paraglide you should go get lessons. you can get into trouble quickly trying to teach yourself and while it is a ram air canopy its a totally different ball game. CadeWhats the worst that could happen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northcave 0 #13 June 19, 2007 Interesting... thanks for all the advice. Bascially i'm not all that interested in speed ground launching. Skydiving satisfys me enough. Anyway i do quite alot climbing and mountain walking in spain. You can walk up to 1800m from the coast in some amazing scenery. When you look down from the top you think to yourrself,,, hmmm could i ground launch my canopy from up here and make it down? Here is a prime example from one i did a few weeks back. This is at 1800m. If i had a 250 main could i ground launch it down? Assuming there was a reasonably flat place to land and the wind was low. See attachment or go to: http://timgood.net/photos/Holidays%20&%20Travel/Spain%20Aug%202005/Summit.JPG I mean 1800m is what,,,, nearly 6000ft. You can get some distance with a large main off that mountain couldn't you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #14 June 19, 2007 if you are intereste din that kind of stuff, get some instruction from your local paragliding school...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,569 #15 June 19, 2007 Looks to me like the sort of site with lots of potential for thermals, ridge lift and all of their often associated nastiness. I would very much advise taking proper paragliding lessons before jumping into the middle of that kind of site. There are several cheap, professional schools in Spain, and UK schools that take trips down there - look one of them up and get flying.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
